LE MANS, FRANCE — Audi defended its Le Mans 24 Hours endurance title yesterday with Germany’s Andre Lotterer taking the checkered flag for the second year in a row in a first victory for a hybrid car. The dominant German manufacturer swept the podium in its 11th win in the last 13 years at the Sarthe circuit. It won last year with a diesel engine. The number one diesel-hybrid R18 — shared by Lotterer, France’s Benoit Treluyer and Switzerland’s Marcel Faessler — led for most of the race and denied Denmark’s Tom Kristensen a ninth win in the number two Audi. Germany’s Mike Rockenfeller,… Read More…
June 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
Audi Finishes 1-2-3 In Le Mans 2012 – First Ever Victory For A Hybrid Car
April 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
Nissan Deltawing – Racing Into The Future w/video
The math is very simple. Half the power, half the weight and half the drag ensures that you travel twice the distance and do so at a very quick pace too using just half the number of tires. Now isn’t that the basic idea behind efficiency? And to prove that its not just a concept to decorate the lobby of a museum but a serious question on the principles of modern racecars, Nissan has entered it into the world’s toughest 24-hours endurance race- The 24 hours of Le Mans . The four-cylinder 1.6 liter turbo engine develops a modest (by racing standards) 300bhp… Read More…
April 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
24 Hours Of Le Mans – The Mother Of All Motor Racing
Motor-sports is the holy grail for technological advancement in everyday motoring. The results can hope to emulate this basic idea only when the competing cars are tested during the race not only for speed but also exceptional reliability and safety. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is the world’s oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars’ ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining mechanical damage to the car and manage the cars’ consumables, primarily fuel, tyres and braking materials.… Read More…
